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Re: Post your inexpensive but interesting items
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Re: Post your inexpensive but interesting items
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ca. 1806 American-used balance scale, but probably manufactured in England: What makes this scale special are two pieces of paper glued in it, one a notice from some newspaper titled AMERICAN STANDARD OF MONEY, the other a note stuck inside the base of the box that reads "1/2 oz. 9 1/2 pwts." The newspaper notice reads, in… -
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Hey 2Bitcollector That 1876 penny in all probability did service work as a button. Usually in that period, a leather loop was put thru the center hole and a knot tied, the loop was put thru a slit in the deerskin jacket and looped over a piece of bone or wood on the other side. Served 2 purposes, 1 to hold the vest or… -
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The only thing I see on them is MORT REED 1972 and some are 1973. I did find this bit of info: These were designed by and minted for the late Mort Reed. Mort was a world renowned illustrator and columnist for Coin World for many years and wrote several books including the highly acclaimed Odd And Curious. For those who… -
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I bought this piece more than a quarter century ago for $25. I can't imagine that it sells for any more than $100 today, probably less. This piece provides with a slice of 19th century life for the Irish immigrants. Starting in 1845 a blight hit the potato crop in Ireland. Life had never been easy for the Irish. Oppressive…
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